Somewhere along the line, fairly early on, I lost the thread. The thread in question was what moved me towards seeking ordination. It was a desire to see Christians get rooted deeply in their faith, to know what they believed and why they believed. It was, at the time, all head stuff. Christ-like character didn’t come into it which was just as well as my character was about as non-Christ-like as they came. OK, I was 18 at the time so maybe there’s some excuse for that moment. But not for the years of moments that followed.
It’s 42 years on from that day. According to the late Douglas Adams, “42” is the answer to life, the universe and everything. Of course, in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy the problem was they didn’t really know what the question was. It’s a question I’ve stopped asking. Instead, after 42 years I’ve found myself on a journey with Jesus. I’m not sure where it’s going, but it is filled with surprises, big and little. Maybe something of what I’m experiencing may be of help to others who’ve lost the thread, or at least know that there is a thread to be found.
I’ll be sharing (rather irregularly if past history is any indicator) some of the adventure on this blog. And not just the stuff in the past. This is a daily adventure. Parts of it are satisfying, parts exhilarating, parts are discouraging – but all of it is fun.
The Apprentice Priest 